How To: Have A Holiday Garden

By "holiday garden", I mean dressing up your garden (your flowerbed, if you will) for the holidays. And, not just Christmas, although that is a favorite of mine. I mean all of them: Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. And in between times, you dress the garden for the season.

You don't need a lot of fancy plantings and seasonal flowers to make this work. You just need a sense of fun and a love for color and you can make it work. I use the garden near my front door for my holiday garden and I'll walk you through how to do it for each one and tell you what you need. That bed starts with a variegated hosta and a coral bell and a lot of rocks in the landscaping. In addition in the summer I plant some impatiens in it. The rest is all holiday.

And, let me clarify - I'm not talking about decorating your house. Most folks will do that for Christmas and many for a lot of other holidays also. I am only talking about creating a small space of color, laughter, and joy. A snippet of garden to express a holiday. A statue, a flag, a flower pot. Simple fun.

Surely you have a spot you can use to give some cheer, don't you? Let's see what you'll need to do it up.